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non-self-governing

non-self-governing adjective: not self-governing.

Adjective

non-self-governing (not comparable)

  1. Not self-governing.
    • Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.1948, “Article 2”, in Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Origin of non-self-governing

From non- + self-governing.

Questions about non-self-governing

What does non-self-governing mean?
Non-self-governing means not self-governing.
What part of speech is non-self-governing?
Non-self-governing is an adjective.

Words near non-self-governing in the dictionary

  1. non-selection
  2. non-selective
  3. non-self
  4. non-self-dual
  5. non-self-duality
  6. non-self-governing
  7. non-selfdual
  8. non-selfs
  9. non-selves
  10. non-sensational
  11. non-sense

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